The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1997 B.B.A. graduates go?

I. Introduction

The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about B.B.A. graduates: -

How were they employed six months after graduation ?
Of those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to secure their first job offer ?
In which sectors were they employed ?
How much did they receive in salary ?
How many job offers did they receive ?
Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situation in 1997

Out of 23 B.B.A. graduates, 19 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 83%. Of these, 100% (or 19 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. Nil unemployment was reported. (Table 1)

	B.B.A.																		HKU Overall*
	Total					Male							Female
	‘97		‘96		‘97				‘96			‘97				‘96			‘97		‘96
	No.	%	No.	%			No.	%		No.	%			No.	%		No.	%	No.	%		No.	%
No. of respondents	19	100	27	100			3	100		4	100			16	100		23	100	2272	100		2139	100
F/T employed	19	100	25	92.6			3	100		4	100			16	100		21	91.3	1829	80.5		1743	81.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0			0	0		0	0	37	1.6		34	1.6
Unemployed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0			0	0		0	0	53	2.3		34	1.6
Further studies	0	0	2	7.4			0	0		0	0			0	0		2	8.7	339	14.9		314	14.7
Emigration/home country	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0			0	0		0	0	4	0.2		6	0.28
Not seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0			0	0		0	0			0	0		0	0	10	0.4		8	0.4

Table 1. Employment situation

* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

III. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 84% were able to secure their first job offer before the end of July. The percentage increased to 100% by the end of September. (Figure 1)

Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment

IV. Employment Sectors

Most (79% or 15 graduates) of the B.B.A. graduates were employed in the commerce and industry. The remaining 21% (or 4 graduates) joined the civil service. (Figures 2 & 3)

Figure 2. Employment sectors

Figure 3. Employmetn sectors by sex

V. Basic Salary and Gross Income

In general, the average income of 1997 B.B.A. graduates was higher than that of their predecessors in the previous year. (Table 2)

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	B.B.A.		HKU Average*		B.B.A.		HKU Average*
	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96
Mean	$14,538	$13,882	$15,749	$14,457	$16,838	$15,294	$17,552	$15,902
Median	$15,000	$14,800	$12,500	$12,000	$17,074	$16,033	$14,521	$13,542
Minimum	$7,500	$6,000	$4,400	$3,000	$10,833	$9,750	$5,000	$5,500
Maximum	$20,865	$19,562	$59,000	$55,000	$25,417	$19,562	$74,000	$60,000

Table 2. Basic salary and gross income

* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

VI. Number of Full-Time Job Offers

Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers

58% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 42% reported having received three to eight or more job offers. Same as last year, each B.B.A. graduate on average received 2.4 job offers. (Figure 4)

VII. Names of employers and job titles

The job titles of the B.B.A. graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
CIVIL SERVICE-
HKSAR		Assistant Labour Officer
HKSAR		Executive Officer II
HKSAR		Executive Officer II (Licensing Officer)
HKSAR - Home Affairs Department		Executive Officer

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY-
Arthur Anderson		Staff Consultant
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd		Management Trainee
Cathay Pacific Catering Services (HK) Ltd		Management Trainee
Dairy Farm International (Holdings) Ltd		Management Trainee
Delta Innovative Software		Software Engineer
Hongkong Bank		Counter Services Officer
Johnson & Johnson		Marketing Executive
McCann-Erickson Guangming Ltd		Account Executive
Patterson Financial Services Ltd		Marketing Manager Trainee
SEB Fonder		Fund Manager Trainee
System-Pro Computers Ltd		Sales Executive
The Prudential Assurance Co Ltd	Life Underwriter
Organization’s name not reported	Business Consultant

No Response = 2

Table 5. List of employers and job titles

Note : Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.

VIII. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC.

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Nelson Yip

June, 1998

The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.

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